It is best practice to have the floor frame built before __________?
What is backfilling
100
The board that sits on the foundation should be made of what type of wood?
What is treated lumber
100
A wall frame typically consists of what four parts?
What is studs, headers, top and bottom plates
100
A live load would be considered?
What is snow and high winds, anything that can change
100
The dimensions and total square footage of a sheet of plywood are_________
What is 4'X8' and 32 total sq. ft.
200
A ________ _________ should be installed around the perimeter of the block wall before back filling.
What is a french drain, perimeter drain, or footer drain
200
What is another name for a girder?
What is a support beam
200
What does a trimmer stud do?
What is supports the header
200
When framing a roof, you can install individual boards on both sides of the roof to for it or one prefabricated piece that forms both sides when set. What are these two components called?
What is a rafter and a truss
200
The aluminum material that is installed around the perimeter of a roof before shingles are installed
What is drip edge
300
Basements should be back filled using _________.
What is 2b stone
300
The name of the bolt that holds the board to the foundation is called a _________?
What is an anchor bolt
300
Give three ways of building a corner for a wall frame.
Witch one is preferred and why?
What is triple stud, two studs with blocking in between, and L style.
L style is preferred for insulating purposes.
300
If a roof had a 7/12 pitch, what does the 7/12 mean?
What is it rises 7" for every one foot of run
300
__________ sheets of osb would be required to cover the floor of a building that measures 24X30
What is 23
400
There are two types of bridging, what are they?
What is cross and solid
400
What is a crown and where does it go?
What is a bow in the wood and it goes up
400
What two considerations must be taken when sizing the height of a header?
What is The load it must support and the span of the opening
400
This framing component nails to the sides of two adjacent rafters to prevent roof sag and walls pushing out. What is it called
What is a collar tie
400
shingles are typically ordered by the __________ ( this is equal to 100 sq. ft.
What is the square
500
There are three types of framing, what are they?
What is balloon, post and beam, and platform
500
How many sheets of 3/4" plywood is required to cover a floor frame that measures 32'X48'
What is 48
500
Describe how to set a wall frame to the floor and make sure it is straight
What is measure in the distance of the wall thickness on both ends of the floor, mark it, and chalk a line from one end to the other
500
Rafters have two cuts where they sit on the wall. Name both the individual cuts and what they are called together.
What is seat cut, heal or plum cut, and birdsmout
500
How much wire should stick out of an electrical box?